Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Budget ......Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Budget Estimates 2010-11 Sport and Recreation Hon James Merlino MP Minister for Sport,

Public Accounts and Estimates Committee

Budget Estimates 2010-11

Sport and Recreation

Hon James Merlino MP

Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs

Sport and Recreation Portfolio Overview

Sport and Recreation contributes to key strategies in the

Statement of Government Intentions:

� Jobs: a resilient economy for long-term growth – sport

infrastructure and events

� Bushfires reconstruction and recovery – sport and

recreation facilities

� Building Active Communities – initiatives that support

community sport including Australian football, netball and

football (soccer)

� Environment – assisting sport to adapt to climate change

Key Achievements 2009-10

Community Sport and Recreation

� Community Sport Code of Conduct

� Bushfires response

� Drought Relief and Synthetic Surfaces

Program.

� Strengthening the World Game






Program.


Pomborneit






Program.



Major Sport Events

Key events

� Australian Masters Golf

� Rip Curl Pro

� Audi Victoria Week and Sailing World Cup

� Hockey Champions Trophy

� Australia vs New Zealand Rugby League Test


Major Sport Events

Key events


� Rip Curl Pro





Major Sport Events

Key events


� Rip Curl Pro





State Facilities

� Completed projects – Melbourne Rectangular

Stadium (AAMI Park), National Ice Sports Centre,

Skilled Stadium (Premiership Stand), Arden Street

and Princes Park

� Works commenced – State Athletics Centre,

Melbourne Park redevelopment, St Kilda AFL

training facilities


State Facilities




and Princes Park



training facilities


State Facilities




and Princes Park



training facilities


State Facilities




and Princes Park



training facilities

Priorities 2010-11


� New budget initiatives:

� Community Facility Funding Program


� Sustainable Sports Grounds Program

� Premier’s Active Families Challenge

Priorities 2010-11

State Facilities

� Melbourne Park Redevelopment

� State Athletics Centre

� MCG and Yarra Park

� State Multidiscipline Shooting Centre

Priorities 2010-11

Major Events

� World Cycling Championships 2010

� Masters 2010 and Presidents Cup 2011

� Regionally Significant Sporting Grants

Program

� Performance of VIS athletes at

Commonwealth Games

� World Cup and Asian Cup bids

Public Accounts and Estimates Committee

Budget Estimates 2009-10

Sport and Recreation

Hon James Merlino MP

Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs

Youth Affairs

Presentation to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee

James Merlino, MPMinister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs

20 May 2010

Snapshot of Young People in Victoria

• In 2010, there are 955,437 young Victorians aged

12-25, comprising 17% of the total population.

• 24% of young people aged 12-25 live in regional

Victoria.

• 7,921 young Victorians identified as Indigenous,

which represents more than a quarter of all

Indigenous Victorians (Census 2006).

• 15.1% of Victorians aged 12-25 were born

overseas (Census 2006).

• In 2009, there were 1,188 humanitarian entrants to

Victoria aged 12-25.

• Overall, young Victorians continue to do well.

The Youth Affairs portfolio in Government

Exists to:

• Listen to and understand young people and convey their needs across Government

• Lead and co-ordinate policy across Government• Provide opportunities for young people to participate in and

contribute to their communities

How?

• Young People Direct Strategy• Advocacy and advice from YACVic and CMY• Local perspective from Regional Youth Affairs Networks • Collaboration across government on development and

implementation of policies and programs for young people• Inter-Departmental Committee for Youth Affairs

Programs & Initiatives

• Advance

• Youth Foundations Victoria

• FReeZA

• Mentoring & Capacity Building Initiative

• Youth Participation and Access Program

• Victoria Rocks: FReeZACentral and Music Equipment Grants and Competition

• youthcentral

• Young People Direct

• Positive Body Image

• National Youth Week

Future Directions: A Focus on Outcomes for Young People

Outcome areas:

• Contributing and making a difference

• Achieving potential through informed life choices

• Having resources and making connections

• Managing healthy, active, and diverse lives

• Being safe and promoting safe behaviours


• 100,000 youthcentral users in a month

• 15 Youth Foundations Victoria sites established

• Innovative new Music Equipment Competition

• More schools delivering Advance program

• Two successful Young People Direct Statewide Forums

• Successful Positive Body Image Social Marketing Campaign

• Findings from Better Youth Service sites

• Delivering support to young people from the Bushfire Relief Fund

Priorities for 2010-11 1. Building the capacity and participation of young people

• Mentoring and Capacity Building tools and resources available

• Develop sustainability of Youth Foundations Victoria

• Strengthen the FReeZA / FReeZACentral programs

2. Giving young people a voice

• Further develop Young People Direct

• Continue to expand access to youthcentral resources

3. Supporting vulnerable young people

• Build on the findings of the Better Youth Services sites

• New support for young people to stay safe online

• Continue to support programs for young people in bushfire affected areas

The Office for Youth

Department of Planning and Community

Development

www.youth.vic.gov.au

www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au

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Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Budget ......Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Budget Estimates 2010-11 Sport and Recreation Hon James Merlino MP Minister for Sport,